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State online lottery does not toe the line: Centre
State online lottery does not toe the line: Centre
State online lottery does not toe the line: Centre
BY SURAJ NANDREKAR
PANJIM, JUNE 27
Within a month of its beginning, the State online lottery has come under the cloud of controversy with the Centre stating that the State lottery is defying the directives and legislations of the government of India regarding the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 Lotteries Regulation Rules 20 and Lotteries Regulation Rules 2010.
A letter dispatched to the State chief secretary by the joint secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, government of India, Dr Nirmaljit Singh Kalsi has demanded an explanation from the State on the running of the lottery.
"It has been found that some of the lottery schemes run by the State do not conform to the Lotteries (Regulation) Rules 2010 particularly rule 3(6) and 3(14)," the letter, a copy of which is in possession of Herald, says.
The lottery rules prohibit double, triple digit lotteries, which has also been banned by the Central Government in with effect from April 1, 2010 due to the vulnerability of poor, gullible people of India.
In furtherance to the said Act of 1998, the government of India, made and published The Lotteries (Regulation) Rules 2010 effective from April 1, 2010 whereby the State governments are prohibited to offer a prize on a lottery or in an online lottery, on the basis of single, double or triple digits in any form, as laid down in Rule 3(14).
The Act also clearly mentions that no prize can be offered on any pre-announced number.
"The online lottery is clearly a violation of Rule 3(6) as number of draws far exceed the limit. Moreover the players choose one of the options out of many and pay separately for the same," the letter says.
Further, the letter says, "The results of online lottery also show that these are in fact double digit lotteries in the garb of four digits."
"In view of the above you may send a detailed explanation on the operations of the online lottery scheme by June 30," the letter to the chief secretary says.
However, despite the letter by the Home Department to government indicating violation of the rules, the officials are tightlipped on the said issue without taking any action to stop these illegal lotteries.
When contacted Director of Lotteries P S Reddy told Herald, he has no knowledge of the letter and also denied any illegalities in the online lottery.
"I have no knowledge of the letter and also we do not operate any two or three digit numbers," Reddy said adding "Our online lottery is four digits."
However, the letter clearly states under the garb of four digits illegalities are being carried out.
Along with Goa, the letters have also been sent to State governments of Nagaland, Sikkim and Maharashtra, which are also running the online lotteries.
It is known that the poor labour class is more prone to play on those tickets, whose prizes are based on single, double or triple digits draws . It is well known that a public member would definitely like to invent new circumventing methods to flout or violate the rules and regulations but in this unique case, the State government is adopting dubious methods to defy Central legislation. Online SEO Training Save Time: Buy Mobile Phones Online Remove neck pain and breathing difficulties with online consultation Buying power tools online How To Buy Medifast Online- 4 Easy Steps On How To Save A Lot Of Money A Smart Girl's Guide To Personal Branding Online Shop Online for Trendy Halloween Costumes A Successful Trade Through Barter Watch Ong Bak 3 Online Free 2010 Architecture jobs through online consultants About Barter and Trade Trading Services Though Online Barter Book Airline Tickets Online